Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-16
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From the London Times.
was invited to be present to-day ct some
telephone experiments between Paris and
Brussels with u new apparatus known a the
"micro telephone push button" These ex.
perimsnts, which were made on behalf Of the
two teleg-sphic admin nistrative departments
of France and Belgium, produced . very
lively impression on those present, and be-
lieve ths nsw apparatus to be the most per-
feet yet produced.
As Its name indicates, 1t has the form Of an
ordinary electric push button. When the
button has been pushed, and has made a
sound at the other extremity, 1t 10 taken out
and is found to be attached to long electric
plate which Is extremely sensitive, 30 tha!
| where II is necessary to speak ct short dis
tances, Ii Is not necessary to come close to the
l instrument For communications in the
| same street, or the same house, the operator
places the upper part nearer himself, and
| without changing his position he can speak
with the correspondent at the opposite eN'
| tremty. lie is not obliged to put his ear to
the part which contains the button and brings
| back tho reply. Thus for short distances
| those who make use OF tnis apparatus speak
in thei. ordinary tone without changing
their customary attitudes. They may sit or
walk about, and speak just as II those they
are addressing were present When grea!
performed TO day, in which the speakers and
hearers were sc psrsted by 200 miles, 1t il
| necessary to come nearer 70 the apparatus q
| but without being Obliged to speak quite
close 20 it.
| But what makes this apparatus the mos
successful Of telephone instruments Is that 1
| can be made for a half crown-that IL to say
for not more than the price OF the ordinar,
push button. Nov, rs ii can be fitted TO thu
electric wire OF the ordinary ringing apPa
rstus, IL follows that 1t introduces complet
change in our ordinary mode of intercourse
| At front DOORS in interior rooms OF houses
every where, in Short where the ordiuar.
electric buttons are used, the telephoni
button may be introduced. 1t will by thi
means be possible to give or receive instruC
tons, to know who is knocking at the door
to communicate in short, by speaking a
well rs by ringing. On the advantage OF thi
| in every DAY life il is unnecessary to dwell
| The railway com panies are making xper
ments with this apparatus as q means of CON
| municaiion between com parttneuts of car
| riages. 1t is being fitted up on trial in hotels
l have seen it work at the door OF Q house
where was replied to by those within with
| out their> having stirred from their places
| and without the door Being opened. BE
| tSSen Paris and Brussels, this instrument
costing half a crown, worked with admira
bic precision, and it WAS not altogether with
out an eerie feeling that listened TO voice
with a slight Belgian accent, coming to M
| from distance Of more than two hundret
| miles
| The inventor is DR.. Cornelius Hertz, on,
day nominated grand officer OF the Legion o
| Honor, next day described as an emlssary o
| Germany, and lastly as the friend, advise
| aud contidant of Gen Boulsnger. He Is in re
ally an electrician whose inventive tslen
| has been stimulated by his residence IL
America, where there is q boundless demand
for imr -ovements in electrical apparatus AM
| In all mech ical coutrivances.